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Meaning of "frilliness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FRILLINESS

frilliness  [ˈfrɪlɪnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FRILLINESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Frilliness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FRILLINESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of frilliness in the English dictionary

The definition of frilliness in the dictionary is the quality of being frilly.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FRILLINESS


beggarliness
ˈbeɡəlɪnəs
brotherliness
ˈbrʌðəlɪnəs
cleanliness
ˈklɛnlɪnəs
courtliness
ˈkɔːtlɪnəs
cowardliness
ˈkaʊədlɪnəs
dailiness
ˈdeɪlɪnəs
dailyness
ˈdeɪlɪnəs
earliness
ˈɜːlɪnəs
earthliness
ˈɜːθlɪnəs
goodliness
ˈɡʊdlɪnəs
knightliness
ˈnaɪtlɪnəs
likeliness
ˈlaɪklɪnəs
loneliness
ˈləʊnlɪnəs
neighborliness
ˈneɪbəlɪnəs
porcelainous
ˈpɔːsəlɪnəs
towardliness
ˈtəʊədlɪnəs
uncleanliness
ʌnˈklenlɪnəs
unkindliness
ʌnˈkaɪndlɪnəs
unloveliness
ʌnˈlʌvlɪnəs
unmanliness
ʌnˈmænlɪnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FRILLINESS

frigorific
frigorifico
frijol
frikkadel
frill
frill-necked lizard
frilled
frilled lizard
friller
frillies
frilly
Frimaire
fringe
fringe area
fringe benefit
fringe benefits
fringe festival
fringe group
fringe meeting
fringe theatre

WORDS THAT END LIKE FRILLINESS

agribusiness
big business
bulkiness
business
cleanliness is next to godliness
comeliness
dizziness
do the business
e-business
emptiness
family business
fitness
friendliness
happiness
holiness
laziness
loveliness
readiness
show business
timeliness
trustworthiness

Synonyms and antonyms of frilliness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «frilliness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FRILLINESS

Find out the translation of frilliness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of frilliness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «frilliness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

frilliness
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

frilliness
570 millions of speakers

English

frilliness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

frilliness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

frilliness
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

frilliness
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

frilliness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

frilliness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

frilliness
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kesombongan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

frilliness
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

frilliness
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

frilliness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Frilliness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

frilliness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

frilliness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फ्रिललीन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

frilliness
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

frilliness
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

frilliness
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

frilliness
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

frilliness
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

frilliness
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

frilliness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

frilliness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

frilliness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of frilliness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FRILLINESS»

The term «frilliness» is used very little and occupies the 192.682 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FRILLINESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «frilliness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «frilliness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about frilliness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FRILLINESS»

Discover the use of frilliness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to frilliness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Synonym Finder
... border, trimming; ruff, ruffle, bunce, furbelow, galloon; valance, orphrey, purfle; | coration, ornament, flourish. finery, frippery, frilliness, frills and furbelows, llderal, fuss, frou-frou, Inf. foofaraw, SI. jazz; af- Jctation, ostentation, meretriciousness, ...
Jerome Irving Rodale, 1978
2
Southern Weddings: New Looks from the Old South
Kate loved deep, rich, regal reds, so we made them a large part of the night. Because she's a self-confessed tomboy and “not really a big flower person,” we eschewed frilliness and fussiness, and decided instead upon a mixture of very deep ...
Tara Guerard, 2013
3
Fake Me a Match
... seem superlong, and the way the neckline kind of plunges in the front makes me seem like I might actually have a chest. I sort of like the way I look in it. But the pink and the lace and the just ... frilliness of it are driving me crazy. “Um, Blake?
Lauren Barnholdt, 2011
4
The Night of the Long Knives
Alice found a whole bagof whatwere women's things judging from the frilliness of the garments included. Sheset aside some squeezepacks and littlegadgets and elasticitems right away,butshe didn't take any of the clothes. I caught her ...
Fritz Leiber, 2013
5
Feminine Sentences: Essays on Women and Culture
... but refers to its characteristics of 'sensationalism, titillation, frilliness, pastiche, dumbness and narcissism' (which he compares with those same characteristics in Rococo painting). The sole ambition of postmodernism, he says, is to please.
Janet Wolff, 1990
6
Nightlines: Alo Nudger Series
Though a delicate woman with a certain frilliness about her, she had a robust complexion, large and perfectly aligned very white teeth, and shapely, strong- looking hands. It all suggested that good health meant good sex, and wasn't far off the ...
John Lutz, 2011
7
The Color Revolution
Late in the eighteenth century and early in the nineteenth, French frilliness was replaced for men by a simpler, darker, more conservative form of dress. Dubbed “ The Great Masculine Renunciation” by the psychologist J. C. Flugel in 1930, this  ...
Regina Lee Blaszczyk, 2012
8
Sonnet to a Dead Contessa: A Lady Trent Mystery
There was no bustle with this one, and the fullness was replaced by a new frilliness at the top of the sleeves. She looked at her reflection, tugged the dress down somewhat lower over her breast, and turned around to try to see what she looked ...
Gilbert Morris, 2009
9
Around My French Table: More Than 300 Recipes from My Home ...
You can mix the herbs while the fish is marinating, but wait until the last minute to toss the delicate leaves with the oil and lemon juice, so you preserve their flavor and frilliness. BE PRE PARE D2 The fish needs to marinate for an hour.
Dorie Greenspan, 2010
10
Vorticism: New Perspectives
... purification and eschewal of the mushiness of Victorian culture and Art Nouveau frilliness; and an endless play of reflections into which the self could disappear. Crystal balls or globes (most often spherical, but in some cases cut into facets) ...
Mark Antliff, Scott W. Klein, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FRILLINESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term frilliness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Mother of Pearl
No, she merely felt that the chintzy, demure frilliness of one would make an interesting counterpoint to the pragmatic functionality of the ... «Style.com, Jun 15»
2
Assignment: Ukiah - where would you rather be living - Calpella or …
... rusty and creaky and depleted as they are. Compare those cities with the tarted up frilliness of Calistoga or the towering arrogance of Carmel. «Ukiah Daily Journal, May 15»
3
'Wolf Hall': A somber, perfect take on that time the Tudors went tabloid
And as far as PBS goes, it's a welcome slap to the prolonged frilliness and silliness of “Downton Abbey,” crime-solving vicars and all that. «Washington Post, Apr 15»
4
Celebrity Makeup Bag Essentials: Stars Reveal Products They Can't …
“There's no frilliness about it. It just does what it says,” fashion designer Beckham notes. Angelina Jolie. AP. Angelina Jolie: The Unbroken ... «OK Magazine, Apr 15»
5
Kenneth Branagh's Cinderella and the feminist question
... the prince handsome and strong and nice, the mice and bluebirds cutely helpful, the dress frilly beyond all previously known frilliness and the ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Mar 15»
6
On Design | Right rug inspires, sets tone for any room
I worked with the elements of the carpet and rug by incorporating a trendy, flowery chandelier that emulated the accent rug's frilliness and ... «MyrtleBeachOnline.com, Mar 15»
7
Richard Roxburgh revels in lead role in Sydney Theatre Company's …
Audiences are so used to television and film story telling now that any frilliness around the narrative, or anything subtextual, is thought of as ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Nov 14»
8
'Overwhelming' Lorraine Kelly looks back at her career as she …
... colleague by telling him; “It's gorgeous and you're wearing it the way I like it, with the boots and the socks, and not the frilliness, just lovely!”. «Express.co.uk, Sep 14»
9
Alien invaders - barrel jellyfish
These barrel jellyfish have bodies like large dustbin-lids and stout tentacles of a frilliness to outdo the most extravagant can-can dancer. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 14»
10
Chloé / Resort 2015
As part of her laying down of her ownership of Chloé, Waight Keller has been busy stripping away the frilliness and the frou-frou associated ... «Vogue.com, Jun 14»

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